IntroductionBy the time Vangelis starts working on the third Aphrodite's Child
album his friend Argyris Koulouris joins the band after fulfilling his army
duty in Greece. At the end of 1970 a conceptual album, based on the a part of
the New Testament, The Apocalypse of St. John is conceived by Vangelis and
Costas Ferris. The entire album takes over a year to complete, and when it is finally ready for release, the band
has already split up, with all members
working on solo albums...

Production problems for the album are numerous, as the band members were not on very good
terms during the recording sessions. Then Mercury, the band's record label adds
to the troubles by objecting to the specific content of the album, and although Vangelis
refuses to remove offending tracks (such as 'oo' Infinity), the album is
brought back to the released issue of 80 minutes.

One single makes it off the album, "Break/Babylon" is released in
November 1972, but that can not turn the album into a commercial success at the
time. Today however the experimental "666" has received widespread
acknowledgement and is regarded as a classic work and milestone in progressive
rock!

Tracklist

Credits

All music composed, arranged and produced by Vangelis Papathanassiou.
Text written by Costas Ferris.
Played by Aphrodite's Child.

Recording StudioThe music for this album is recorded in the Europa-Sonor Studio in
Paris.

Miscellania

The actual album "666" is merely an 'edited down' version of
what Vangelis and Costas really must
have had in mind. It is rumoured the original recordings contained
sufficient material to fill up
a four-record album, instead of just two....

Apparently the full recording of 'oo' Infinity, which is sung by Irene
Papas, is nothing less than 39 minutes!

The album created quite some controversy, due to the remark on the inside
sleeve that it had been created under the influence of "Sahlep". In
the days of the early seventies this was interpreted as a drug, while in
reality it is nothing more than a hot and healthy drink :-)